1 May
2007
1 May
'07
3:25 a.m.
At 4:55 PM -0700 4/30/07, Scott Quinn wrote:
but somewhat cryptically also
"EMULATOR shall mean software owned by Digital Equipment Corporation
that emulates the operation of a PDP-11 processor and allows PDP-11
programs and operating systems to run on non-PDP-11 systems.
2 LICENSE GRANT
MENTEC grants to CUSTOMER a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free
license under MENTEC's INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS to use and copy
the SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY solely for personal, non-commercial uses in
conjunction with the EMULATOR."
So, in short, is this only valid for emulators in which DEC or it's
successors in interest (HP?) own the copyright, or is it only valid
for systems where DEC or (...) hold RTU licenses for a PDP-11
emulator on? If the prior, what is the connection to SIMH? If it is
valid for currently obtainable emulators and (as it seems to at face
value) include RSX-11, why no RSX-11 images? I suppose RSTS/E is the
easy way out, (provided licensing is good), but RSX-11 has the
advantages of some commonality with VMS (DCL).
Bob Supnik has stated that SIMH is still covered by this license, he
was a VP with DEC at the time he arranged for it. Furthermore all
indications from Mentec in the past have been that this is true.
Based on the inquiries I made about a month ago nothing has changed
from the Hobbyist point of view.
At least one version of RSX-11M has been available for use under SIMH
in the past.
Zane
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